Stiff may apply to any degree of this condition. Not easily bent or moved If you are stiff or part of your body is stiff… Difficult or impossible to bend or flex. See examples of stiff used in a sentence. Stiff, the least specific, refers to what can be flexed only with difficulty (a brush with stiff bristles)
With reference to persons it often suggests a lack of ease, cold formality, or fixity, as of purpose Stiff in opinions (john dryden). Definition of stiff adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. The fighter threw a stiff right to his opponent's jaw Strong or potent to the taste or system, as a beverage or medicine
Stiff (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest) (of an object) rigid If you are stiff, your muscles or joints hurt when you move, because of illness or because of too much exercise Massage will relieve tension and stiff muscles Stiff muscles a stiff back/neck when i got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board. If a doorknob is stiff, it won't turn smoothly, and if the smile on your face is stiff, it’s frozen and unnatural looking When a person is stiff, they are artificial and unrelaxed — unless they're scared stiff or bored stiff.
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